The Web of Life: A New Scientific Understanding of Living Systems

Capra, Fritjof

ISBN 10: 0385476752 / ISBN 13: 9780385476751

Editore: Anchor Books/Doubleday, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1996

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A fine/ fine first edition, first printing. A brilliant look at the latest theories on the interconnectedness of all life. Codice articolo 007699

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Titolo: The Web of Life: A New Scientific ...

Casa editrice: Anchor Books/Doubleday, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Data di pubblicazione: 1996

Legatura: Hardcover

Condizione: Fine

Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine

Edizione: 1st Edition

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The author of the best-selling The Tao of Physics presents an innovative view of the interrelationships of psychological, biological, and social phenomena, synthesizing the latest alternative theories of evolution and physics. 50,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo. Tour.

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and accessibility of Fritjof Capra's ideas have made him perhaps the most eloquent spokesperson of the latest findings emerging at the frontiers of scientific, social, and philosophical thought. In his international bestsellers The Tao of Physics and The Turning Point, he juxtaposed physics and mysticism to define a new vision of reality. In The Web of Life, Capra takes yet another giant step, setting forth a new scientific language to describe interrelationships and interdependence of psychological, biological, physical, social, and cultural phenomena--the "web of life."
During the past twenty-five years, scientists have challenged conventional views of evolution and the organization of living systems and have developed new theories with revolutionary philosophical and social implications. Fritjof Capra has been at the forefront of this revolution. In The Web of Life, Capra offers a brilliant synthesis of such r